The Arizona champion., 1887-07-16


 Ging over here for several hours. Much complaint is heard about the spring water being muddy from the recent storms. People from Missou- !rl don't object, they were brought up oa water that they had to chew in stead ot drink,
 A match race for ponies, between II. Winnlngham's "rats" and Ike Duffin's "sheep" for five hundred dollars a side has been arranged to take place at Mormon Dairy, oil the 24th of this month.
 Hon. W. G Stewart, president of the Bank of Flagstaff has returned from his trip east: wonderfully i'm proved in appearance and health. His many friends are pleased 10 well come hun back again.
 A movement IS on foot to make d driving park about one mile east ot town. There Is an available piece Of ground at that point on which to make a good half mlle track at com paratively small expense.
 ' The Mineral Belt railroad have been rehtting their main ofhce at MilltoYn and among other furniture two fine desks have been added for the use of their clerical force, also several fine cane. backed office chars.
 Andrew Clark has just returned from Flagstaff, where ne purchased So, 900 yUuuds of Wool from MT. I. McMilian He has made an offer to Melton O,ero for hls 2o,oo pounds of wool now at Albuquerque. ue.-Aiou- qurrque Democrat.
 F. Dec. Pitts, bookkeeper for the hewn timber department, of the Arl- zDna Lumber company, made the CHAMPION office pleasant Call lhIS week. Mir. Puts b one ot those pleas ant, courteous gentlemen whom II ls always a pleasure 10 meet.
 Messrs. Dllmau. Bowers and Streit, oi the Flagstaff brewery, arc now turning out hne quality oi local beer. They have such a demand made upon them for beer that the} have had to enlarge their brewing capacity aud also their cellar.
 G. Fitzgerald. the popular ana nb!iging agent ol the A. X F., anu Wells, Fargo & Co.,, Is one of the hardest worked men m FlaSs;att, ow. ing to the rapidly increasing ITalhc over the railroad. However, ''lhZ. A,wAy comes up smlIing every morn Ing even II the lIaiu Ia two hUuIs late.
 Flagstaff expects shortly to have d wholesAls sl.us house est4OlIsne, m that town. Up ln that aliuude thcy cIasslcaiIy designate Ii as an aOaItOlf. - Journal MIleT. We are tUo Duss up here, 10 waste tune slInglng iorE words, anu ''apattod Is shorter anu more expressive than "wmuiesaie t!aug htCr-nUuse.
 Mir, James Vail, one of the mos; respected residents oi flaE>tdt, ana Miss May l.. BIdCN, yuu"g lady aJ- mHed by al "Go have the good fortune 10 know nsr, were unIIeu In marriage this week. Inc CHAMPION ] rIGs lhelr many friends ln wiohIns tn-.n all the nappIuess that Cdh attend upoh tnelf lives, m theIr new relation. The CHAMPION oI1ice can do as fine job work as any printing office wcsl Ci Kansas CIty or east oi Los Angeles, so don't send away for letter or bill heads, statements, envelopes, memuranduuns, checks, note heads, cards of all descriptions, or any job work you may need, for this othCe can dO il for you in first class style and at eastern rates. PAtrohIZ- hYmr IndIstry.
 The New York Sun, of a recent date, says, "FrederiCk Sommers one oi the best dressed men m New York nas an income of S2o, ,oco. Ills apart - men,s in the Benedict are marvelS of beauty and good taste. He has ju,I returned from two year. trip around the world" Mir. Sommers ls at present a resident of Flagstaff, and il IS understood Is about making ai engagements to engage h business here.
 A civil suit was commenced thi, week, in Justice of the Peace George il. Tinker's court, by the Aztec Land and Cattle company, against A. Daggs, T. ]. Thorpe, John Miller and H. Ruth, for forcible entry and de tainer, charging them with taking possession o( and holding place known as Pine Springs Ranch, be. longing to the plaintiff. On motion of the defendants council, change of venue was granted.
 Among the many visitors to our mountain town during the Fourth oi July, was l. C. Martin and his esti mable wife and two children. We have known Brother Martin for long time and he looks young and vigor. ous notwithstanding his many year; of hard work in publishing one of tho best daily and weekly papers in tho territory. We wish him and tht JonyEai-lMiner long and abundant Success.
 Wm West, who has just returned from Prescott, where he has been for several days, is very enthusiastic in his praise of the way he was treated hy the officials there Sheriff Mulyen,